Wichita eagle., 1887-09-18
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ready to join in the general felicitatioH, as
the n2en | see about me here.
After the retirement of the president,
Brigadier General Schoield responded to
the toast Army and Navy" Governor
Beaver to Thirteen Original States 3"
Among ether speakers was Governor Fitz.
hugh Lee, of Virginia.
A meeting Of governors of the states to
consider the question Of erecting & monu
ment in Independence square in COM
memoration of the adoption Of the consti-
tuition, was held in Governor Beavers
headquarters in the Lafayette hotel this
afternoon. Governor Beaver presided,
and among the executives present were
Rodwell of Maine, Green of New Jersey,
Buckner of Kentucky, Richardson Wilson
of West Virginia, Amos Of Massachusetts,
Hughes of Arkansas, Larabee Of
Iowa, Thayer Of Nebraska,
Scales of North Carolina, and
Pennoyer Of Oregon. 1t was decided to
appoint an executive committee consisting
of seven governors, seven Philadelphia city
officials and thirteen members Of the citi
zens committee who shall be empowered to
take any action In regard to the contem-
plated monument and report subsequently
TO g general committee. The idea to have
the monument erected by the thirteen orig
inal states was amended to have all the
states in the Union participate in the con-
templated memorial Governor Buck
ner Of Kentucky, suggested that
arrangements be made for an annual
meeting Of the governors Of the various
states for the purpose Of social intercourse
and the interchange Of views. After dis
cussion as to the place of the contemplated
meeting. a resolution containing Buckners
idea was adopted. A committee Of five be
ing named to arrange time and place. Gov.
Beaver announced that he had in his pos
session a cup and saucer for each Of the ex-
ecutives Of the states and territories, pres
ent from New Jersey establishment,
showing the progress of the latter state in
porcelain manufacture in the recent year.
The celebration ended tonight with q
banquet at the academy of music by the
University of Pennsylvania, American
Philosophical Society Of Physicians, Law
Academy, Historical Society, Franklin In
stitute, Academy Of Fine Arts and Acad-
envy of Natural Sciences TO President
Cleveland and other distinguished
guests Of the centennial celebration
Covers were laid for 600 guests. While
the gentlemen were still eating, Mrs Cleve-
land, accompanied by Mrs. Lamont entered
theprocenium box. The arrival was the
signal for an outhurt of applause from the
gentlemen below, followed by the appear
ance In the balcony of the ladies invited to
be present Almost as soon as the ladies
had taken seats, Provost Pepper opened
the speech making. lie called on the presi-
dent to respond TO the toast: The Presi-
dent Of the United States.
President CleveIand's response to the
toast, THE President and the United
State, at the dinner by the Historical and
Scientific societies
ION such a day as this, and in the
atmosphere that now surrounds him, [ feel
that the president of the United States
should be thoughtfully modest and hum
bic. The great Office he occupies stands
today in the presence Of its maker, and it Is
especially fitting for this servant of the
people and creature of the constitution,
amid the impressive scenes Of this centen-
NAL occasion, by rigid determination
TO ne assured concerning his loyalty and
obedience TO the law. He will find that
the rules prescribed for his guidance re.
quire for the performance Of his duty, not
the intellect or attainments which would
raise him far above the feeling and seni
of the plain people Of the land, but with
q kUOWlSUBe Oh ana
sympathy with their wants and need rs will
bring him near them, and though he may be
almost appalled, by the weight Of his
responsibility and the solemnity Of his
situation, he cannot fail to find comfort
and encouragement in the success the
fathers of the constitution wrought from
their simple patriotic devotion to the rights
and interests of the people. Surely he
may hope that If reverently invoked the
spirit which gave the constitution life will
be sufficient for its successful operation and
the accomplishment of its benefcient
purposes; because they are brought
nearest to the events and
scenes which marked the birth of American
institutions. The people Of Philadelphia
should, of our citizens be most imbued
with sentiments of the broadcast patriotism
The first continental congress and the con-
stitutional convention met here and Phila-
delphia has still in her keeping Carpenters
hall, Indendence hall and its bell and the
grave of Franklin. As | look about me
and see represented here the societies
that express so largely the culture of
Philadelphia, its love of art, its devotion
to science, its regard for the broadest
knowledge, and its studiOus care for his.
torical researches, societies, some which
antedate the constitution, / feel that / am
In a noticeable company. To you is given
the duty of preserving and protecting your
city for all your fellow countrymen and
for mankind, the traditions and the Incl
dents related to the establishment
of the freest and best gov
eminent ever vouchsafed to man.
1t is a sacred trust, and as time leads our
government further and further from the
date of its birth, may you solemnly re-
member that a nation eXacts Of you that
these traditions and incidents shall never
be furnished nor neglected, but that bright
ly FURNISHED they may always be held
aloft, fastening the gaze of patriotic peo-
pie and keeping alive their love and rever-
ence for the constitution.
Justice Stanley Matthews responded to
the toast Federal Judiary." Senator J. j.
Ingalls, 10 Congress, Fftzhugh Lee to
United States of 1881" Charles Francis
Adams to" United States of 1887, Gen. Sher-
idan to Army Admiral Luce TO Navy,
Sir Lionel Playfair to England" Marquis
De Chambrun to France" Andrew d.
White to American Education" John 4.
Kasson to Centennial Commission" and
Henry NJ. Heart to Honor and Immortal,
fly to Members Of the Federal Convention
of 1887"